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I liked Indonesian food, one of the few reminders of the recent colonial past, and the peculiar Indo-Dutch variety of Chinese cuisine: fat spring rolls, thick and oily fried noodles with a sambal sauce made of chilies and garlic, the delicacy of the

Black panther mauls man to death inside zoo cage by 'biting through his neck'

A black panther has mauled a man to death in a brutal attack at a private zoo in Russia. The victim, reported to be a zoo keeper, was mauled by the big cat after unlocking the entrance in an attempt to feed it. The unnamed victim, who is said to be

Tanks roll into Zimbabwe's capital Harare amid rumours of possible COUP against President Robert Mugabe

Tanks have been spotted heading towards Zimbabwe's capital Harare amid rumours of a possible coup against President Robert Mugabe. The move comes less than 24hrs after the head of the armed forces said he was prepared to "step in" to end a purge of

The 'ban' bandwagon is on a relentless roll after Greggs fiasco but Lor' Jesus spelt backward is Susej rol

The Freedom Association is urging us all to boycott Greggs as a punishment for replacing Jesus with a sausage roll in an advert for a Nativity calendar. Which seems a bit rich coming from a group that promotes freedom of expression and, seeing as the

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Rock and Roll Cage Match

Published by Crown Archetype 2008

ISBN 9780307449658,0307449653

168 pages

Music defines us. To return the favor, we’ll stick up with zealous passion for the performers and bands that we love . . . and heap aspersions and ridicule upon people who dare to place their allegiances above our own. In Rock and Roll Cage Match, today’s leading cultural critics, humorists, music journalists, and musicians themselves take sides in thirty of the all-time juiciest “who’s better” musical disputes. Marc Spitz on the Smiths vs. the Cure: “If the Smiths are its James Dean, the...

California Schemin'

Published by Kate George 2011

ISBN 9780982795248,0982795246

252 pages

A California vacation sounds like a great idea to Vermonter Bree MacGowan until a dead woman falls into her life, she's abducted from her bed, and her boyfriend disappears completely. It's enough to make a girl wish she'd never heard of California. Luckily for Bree, a rugged undercover federal agent is determined to keep her from becoming a casualty in his latest case, but Bree is less than cooperative. It could be she doesn't know he's on her side, or maybe she's just plain hardheaded....

The Daily Mirror World Cup Rally 40

Published by Veloce Publishing Ltd 2010

ISBN 9781845842710,1845842715

208 pages

Lasting six weeks, and covering 16,000 miles from London to Mexico City via some of the most varying, tortuous and difficult terrain on three continents, the 1970 World Cup Rally was a unique high-speed event, attracting many serious works teams such as Ford and British Leyland. Despite the tremendous amounts of money spent choosing and developing new cars, completing months-long route surveys, and analysing every detail of diets, oxygen provision, and the number of crew members, out of an...

How to Build a High-Performance Mazda Miata MX-5

Published by Motorbooks 2010

ISBN 9781610609708,1610609700

192 pages

The Mazda Miata is one of the most popular sports cars on the road today. In production for more than 20 years, the Miata’s popularity has grown, and the number of aftermarket components available to the Miata enthusiast has grown, too. This immense selection of parts has made it difficult for many would-be modifiers to choose the proper combination that will help them reach the goals they have set for their two-seaters. Author and Miata expert Keith Tanner has been modifying, repairing,...

The Mustang Performance Handbook

Published by Penguin 1994

ISBN 1557882029,9781557882028

192 pages

This guide covers how to strengthen and modify the chassis and suspension of the Mustang for better cornering and accelerating, in step-by-step, photographic detail. Sections include frame stiffening, building suspensions, bolt-on kits, roll cages, and more. Photos and drawings.

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